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University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·ung.edu
6-yr Graduation
37%
-17.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
19,291
peer median 14,240
Avg net price
$9,823
-$5.0k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
13,298
13,298 candidates competed
Admitted
9,035
67.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
4,331
47.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
37%-17.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
32%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
50%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

4.8pp gap
Pell recipients
34%479 of 1399
Non-Pell (all)
39%1069 of 2752
Subsidized loan, no Pell
42%174 of 413
No Federal Aid
38%895 of 2339

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 89 Title IV programs, 36 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 52 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
89
Passing
36
40.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.1%
+0.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

89programs
  • Passing36 · 40.4%
  • No Data52 · 58.4%
  • Failing1 · 1.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
33
No data
52

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

37
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
-17.9%
$37,947 vs $46,221
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+10.3%
$53,662 vs $48,653
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+16.8%
$37,608 vs $32,203
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+22.6%
$56,876 vs $46,391
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+31.8%
$42,437 vs $32,203
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+32.5%
$42,675 vs $32,203
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+32.7%
$42,745 vs $32,203
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+33.2%
$61,816 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

34
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
73%
$59,231 debt · $81,571 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
59%
$25,000 debt · $42,675 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
58%
$24,625 debt · $42,437 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
52%
$29,479 debt · $56,876 earn
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
51%
$19,000 debt · $37,608 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
50%
$22,125 debt · $44,176 earn
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
48%
$21,000 debt · $43,810 earn
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
47%
$22,499 debt · $47,919 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2012Next review Dec 2026
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1935Next review Dec 2017

Programmatic accreditations · 11

Action history · 14

  1. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  4. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Nov 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,981
$30–48k$7,261
$48–75k$10,118
$75–110k$12,059
$110k+$13,481

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,823
-$4,998vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $14,821
Federal loans
19.7%
In-state tuition
$5,285
Out-of-state
$16,503

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 6,733 students received $37.1M in Pell grants, alongside $28.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6,733
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$37.1M
$37,133,364 total
Direct Loans
$28.2M
5,847 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
6k
21
5k
22
5k
23
7k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.2M
2,287 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.8M
2,841 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.5M
391 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.3M
297 loan awards
Grad PLUS$468K
31 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 3,429 borrowers who entered repayment, 65 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,429
Defaulted
65
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.8%
2017
7.2%
2018
5.8%
2019
1.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of North Georgia

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs80
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,523 total completions
01Business
47418.8%
02Liberal Arts
46818.5%
03Education
31912.6%
04Health Professions
31512.5%
05Computer Sciences
26410.5%
06Parks/Recreation
1726.8%
07Psychology
1485.9%
08Biological Sciences
1335.3%
09Security/Protective
1305.2%
10Communication
1004.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
19,291
12-mo unduplicated
22,858
Undergraduate
21,616
Graduate
1,242

Gender split

Men
43%9,897
Women
57%12,961

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.6%
Hispanic
18.5%
Black
3.9%
Asian
3.6%
Two or more
3.3%
Unknown
1.8%
Non-resident
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
223
118 M · 105 W
Women athletes
47.1%
Athletic aid
$1.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$744K
$739K
Recruiting expense
$9K
$17K
Head-coach salaries
$86K
$79K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Soccer
43 M · 27 W
$900K
Baseball
34 M ·
$996K
Basketball
14 M · 16 W
$1.5M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
· 25 W
$198K
Golf
15 M · 8 W
$912K
Softball
· 23 W
$872K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.83
15 offenses · 18,074 students

3-year trend

0.422 yrs ago0.781 yr ago0.83Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
37
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
70
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
12
Arson
1
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

15total
  • On campus15

Includes 14 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
16
Dating violence
15
Stalking
31 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons41
Drugs23
Liquor2536

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
701

University of North Georgia vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of North Georgia selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of North Georgia
37%19,291$9,823Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
43%99.1%7,913$13,115Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
64%78.2%7,097$20,686Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
75%90.1%21,570$16,836Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
59%58.2%14,822$9,364Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
49%96.0%13,658$16,527Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median54%90.1%14,240$14,821

Institutions like University of North Georgia

Explore the federal data for institutions in University of North Georgia's comparison group.

University of North Georgia Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Institutional Effectiveness and Research Administration

The page provides quick facts about the University of North Georgia, including enrollment statistics by gender, type, and race/ethnicity, distribution by campus, and popular undergraduate majors. It also outlines campus-specific details and key links relevant to current and prospective students.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Linda Rowland
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Marcus Brewer
    Assistant Director of Institutional Research
  • David Connor
    Institutional Research Technical Analyst

Common Data Set

University of North Georgia's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
67.7%
Accessible
Yield
44.6%
of admitted students enroll
Student–faculty ratio
18 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$16,466
after avg need-based grant
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
10,169
Admitted
6,886
Enrolled
3,073

10,169 applied → 6,886 admitted (67.7%) → 3,073 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
67.7%

Accessible — 67.7% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
Men67.6%
Women67.8%
Another Gender33.3%

Admit rates are similar across genders (Men 67.6%, Women 67.8%).

SAT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
1040
Median
1120
75th
1220

Middle 50% SAT 1040–1220 (median 1120).

ACT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
19
Median
22
75th
25

Middle 50% ACT 19–25 (median 22).

High-school class rank

C10
Top tenth0.1196%
Top quarter0.3851%
Top half0.7354%
Bottom half0.2646%
Bottom quarter0.0527%

Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.

What matters in admission

C7
Very Important2
Academic Grade Point Average (GPA)Standardized test scores
Not Considered16
Rigor of secondary school recordClass rankRecommendationsApplication essayInterviewExtracurricular activitiesTalent/abilityCharacter/personal qualitiesFirst generationAlumni/ae relationGeographical residenceState residencyReligious affiliation/commitmentVolunteer workWork experienceLevel of applicant's interest

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$23,212
Tuition
$5,59624%
Fees
$1,4166%
Room & board
$12,31053%
Books
$1,4606%
Other
$2,43010%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $23,212 (2024-2025).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$23,212
Net (aided)
$16,466
Avg need grant
$6,746

Sticker $23,212 → about $16,466 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($6,746); 66% of demonstrated need is met.

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Scholarships / Grants
35,400,87479%
Self Help
9,587,20521%

0% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
32%
Avg debt
$18,723

32% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $18,723 on average.

03

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students289
10-19 students489
20-29 students673
30-39 students443
40-49 students56
50-99 students50
100+ students7

39% of classes have under 20 students; 3% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
18 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
53%
Women faculty
51%

Key faculty indicators.

04

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
1,411
Admitted
950
Enrolled
473

1,411 transfer applicants → 950 admitted (67.4%) → 473 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about University of North Georgia

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of North Georgia.

What is the graduation rate at University of North Georgia?

University of North Georgia reports a 6-year graduation rate of 37% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of North Georgia?

University of North Georgia reports a total enrollment of 19,291 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of North Georgia?

The average net price at University of North Georgia is $9,823 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of North Georgia?

University of North Georgia's yield rate is 47.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of North Georgia located?

University of North Georgia is located in Dahlonega, Georgia 30597.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of North Georgia?

University of North Georgia's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Institutional Effectiveness and Research Administration.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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